{"id":"36d0b1388e71","title":"Data center expansion raises housing and hardware concerns","page":"https://247relaynews.com/story/36d0b1388e71","feature":"Relay Continuum","about":"The living record of this story on 24/7 Relay News: every fact with its status and source, kept up to date and versioned.","version":"1.20261030213159","updated":"2026-10-30T21:31:59.706Z","status_key":{"Reported":"one newsroom","Corroborated":"two or more independent newsrooms","Confirmed":"backed by a primary source","Disputed":"newsrooms disagree; not settled","Updated":"replaced by a newer value","Corrected":"corrected by an editor"},"facts":[{"id":"cmvvhmjx6kpaujh","text":"Sam Altman stated that it is better for RAM to be in a data center than on a desk.","status":"Reported","value":null,"subject":"RAM location preference","reported":"2026-10-30 20:48:43.000","newsrooms":1,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"The Verge","url":"https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1023820/sam-altman-ram-shortage-cloud-servers","quote":"it’s better for RAM to be in a data center than on your desk","primary":false}]}],"changed":[],"disagreements":[],"open_questions":["It is also uncertain how shifting RAM production toward data‑center use will affect overall availability for personal computers.","It remains unclear how residents will respond to the buy‑out offer and what legal precedents such arrangements might set."],"answered_questions":[],"timeline":[{"at":"2026-10-30T21:31:59.706Z","kind":"new","summary":"Sam Altman stated that it is better for RAM to be in a data center than on a desk."}],"relay_note":null}